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Patented Oct. 6, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLDER Charles A.Wineholt, Red Lion, Pa.

Application April 15, 1935, Serial No. 16,501

3 Claims.

This invention relates to holders, and more particularly to towelholders.

One of the principal objects of this invention is the provision of asimple and efiicient towel holder, which is so constructed as to supportthe towel-gripping means in spaced relation from a wall or other objectto which the device is attached, whereby the spring jaws of the holdermay freely flex toward or away from the wall in order to accommodate thethickness of the towel or other article which may be placed between theadjoining gripping rollers of the holder.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a simple andeflicient towel holder, or holder for other similar articles, whereinthe holder consists of a securing portion of relatively thick material,from one end of which extends a spring tongue carrying a roller at itsfree end, which roller is adapted to contact with a similar rollercarried by the free end of an adjoining spring tongue. Between theserollers may be placed a towel or other similar article for efficientl-ysupporting it and at the same time allowing it to be easily releasedfrom engagement with the holder.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appearthroughout the following specification and claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved towel holder;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the holder;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line"44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a plan view looking at the inner face of the outer springtongue; and Figure 6 is a modified form of the present invention.

By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that Ill designates thesecuring portion of the holder which preferably is provided with aninclined 5 front face I I, and a vertical or upright rear face 12, thevertical or upright rear face l2 being adapted to fit snugly against awall l3.

A spring tongue I4 is formed integral with the securing portion H) andextends from the lower 50 end [5 of the securing portion l0substantially flush with the front inclined face H of the securingportion In, as shown in Figure 2. The rear face l6 of the spring tongueI4 is accordingly spaced a considerable distance from the wall I3 55 andis held in this spaced relation so as to permit the spring tongue I4 toflex back and forth without contacting with the wall I3 to which thedevice may be secured. The inner tongue I4 is provided with forwardlyextending ears I! at the lower free end of the tongue and a gripping 5roller I8 is journaled between the ears H, the roller l8 projectingslightly beyond the ends of the ears to provide a rollerarticle-gripping means. An outer spring tongue 19 is secured to thefront inclined face ll of the securing portion Ill '10 by means of asecuring rivet 2|] and suitable securing screws 2! and 22 extend throughthe upper end of the spring tongue I!) and through the securing portionl0 and. into the wall I3, in this way firmly holding the towel holder inanchored l5 position upon the wall l3. By considering Figure 2, it willbe obvious that since the head of the screw 22 is spaced away from thefront inclined face I I, the tension on the tongue l9 may be tightenedor loosened by adjusting the screw 22. This 20 outer spring tongue I9 isprovided at its lower free end with right-angularly extending cars 23which ears extend inwardly toward the ears ll of the tongue 14. Agripping roller 24 is journaled upon the cars 23 and this roller 24extends slightly beyond the ends of the cars 23, the rollers l8 and 24being adapted to normally contact, such as is shown in Figure l, and infull lines in Figure 2, the spring nature of these tongues i4 and I9holding the rollers l8 and 24 normally 30 in firm contact with eachother, the tongue I 9 being capable of being moved to the position shownin dotted lines to permit the insertion of a towel or other articleindicated by dotted lines in Figure 2, the article being adapted toextend be- 35 tween the rollers when such action is desired.

The rollers l8 and 24 may be journaled upon journal pins 26 and 21respectively, which pins may be provided with suitable enlarged headsfor holding the pins in place. 40

It should be understood that the various parts may be formed of anysuitable or desired material whereby the desired functions may beobtained, but it has been found preferable to construct the rollers l8and 24 of white maple wood. The entire structure may be properly platedor decorated without departing from the spirit of the invention and itshould be understood that certain detail changes in the mechanicalconstruction may be employed without departing from the spirit of theinvention, so long as such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In Figure 6, there is shown a modified form of the towel holder whichmay be secured to the under face of a shelf or other support indicatedby the numeral 30. The towel support, as shown in Figure 6, comprises apair of similarly constructed flat spring members 3| which are providedwith laterally extending securing ears 32 through which the screws 33pass for securing the towel holder to the support 30. The flat springmembers 3| are secured together by means of a rivet 34 and rollers 35are carried by the lower ends of the spring members 3|, the rollers 35abutting and being supported by the ears 36. The abutting relation ofthe rollers 35 will cause the lower ends of the spring members 3| to beflared outwardly. Having described the claimed as new is:

invention, what is l. A holder of the class described comprising asecuring portion adapted .toabe secured to a support, a spring tonguecarried by said securing portion and formed relatively thin withrespectto said securingportion, said tongue extending substantially in linewith the outer face of said securing portion and in spaced relation tothe rear support-engaging face of said securing portion, whereby saidspring tongue will be spaced from the support upon which said holder maybe mounted and be free to flex forwardly and rearwardly, a second springtongue carried by said securing portion and having a portion overlyingthe outer face of said securing portion and fitting for a portion of itslength againstthe outer face of said securing portion, securing meansfor connecting the second spring .tongue to said securing portion,article-gripforwardly and rearwardly, a tongue carried by saidsecuringportion, ears a securing portion adapted to be secured to asupport, a spring tongue carried by said securing portion and formedrelatively thin with respect to said securing portion, said tongueextending substantially in line with the outer face of said securingportion and in spaced relation to the rear support-engaging face of saidsecuring portion, whereby said spring tongue will be spaced from thesupport upon which said holder may be mounted and may be. free to movetoward or away from a support upon which the holder may be mounted, asecond spring tongue carried by said securing portion, rollers carriedby the free ends of said tongues and adapted to have abutting relation,and located within the extremities of the ends and also said rollersextending transversely across the free ends of said tongues.

I 3. Aholder of the class described comprising a securing portionadapted to be secured to a support, an integral spring tongue carried bysaid securing portion and formed relatively thin with respect tosaidsecuring portion, said tongue extending substantiallyin line with theouterface of said securing portion and in spaced relation to the rearsupport-engaging face .of saidsecuring portion,whereby said springtongue will be spaced from the support upon which said holder may bemounted to permit said tongue to freely flex second spring extendingfrom the side edges of said tongue near the free ends thereof andlocated within the extremities of said ends, the ears of .one

tongue extending toward the ears of, the other the article heldtherebetween. I

CHARLES A. WINEHOLT.

40 which might tend to rotate the roller and release

